Sunday, April 1, 2012

Awesome Andy Davis

Growing up is hard to do...
You remember the real questions
And your play friends you left behind
It is the girls and boys inside us all that allow us to love
Thank you Andy. Thank you Pixar.
All things end.
Even childhood.
But at least it stays with us to inspire our stories for the next generation.

I liked Andy so much that I named a major character after him in my second book, Oculus, and essentially, based his appearance off of what he might look like in college. I'm sure there's lots of amazing young men out there just like him. And now I have one in my book. :)

36 comments:

  1. Toy Story 3 was on Encore or something the other night and I was sucked in again. Beautiful movies.

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  2. Great first post Michael! The Toy Story movies are brilliant, and 3 is my favorite.

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  3. 3 touched me. And I love Andy, I wonder if there are other kids out there like him :)

    Happy A-Z Michael.

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  4. An awesome start to the A to Z challenge. Cheers to Andy and to you.

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  5. Still can't believe he gave up his toys. For shame, Andy, hehe.

    It was a great way of showing the boy growing up and passing on his legacy to someone else.

    Jamie Gibbs
    Mithril Wisdom

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  6. I only saw the first Toy Story. It sounds like I'm missing out.

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  7. This is one of the few trilogies where I can honestly say I love the last film as much as the first.

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  8. WOW wonderful A challeng post. most entertaining.

    Good luck with the challenge.

    Yvonne.

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  9. That's a great character to base your character on. I love those movies. Have problems throwing away my toys though...

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  10. My son is a lot like Andy in more than one way. He even has a little sister and between the both of them they have accumulated about 6 of those Woody dolls. He's almost 18 now and still has a Woody doll on his dresser. He will probably take it to college. I had a hard time not crying during Toy Story 3 ughhh.

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  11. Love our "A" post. I'll have to catch "3" with my grandkids. I'm sure they'll watch it again with me...when I go back to the States.

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  12. Love the Toy Story movies - I can't decide if 1 or 3 is my favorite, though!

    Good luck with the A-Z Challenge! :)

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  13. I loved the Toy Story movies. I think the first one was definitely my favorite.

    Nice start to the month.

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  14. Andy is a great character...and the lost childhood innocence drew a lot of people in!

    Great start!

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  15. You know they named him after me, right? :P

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  16. I'm a big fan of the movies. Andy was a great kid. Wish there were more just like him.

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  17. Toy Story 3 was especially awesome.

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  18. Awesome! And so true! I think... even as adults... it's important to remember the kid inside all of us and we need to let them out once in a while. :)

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  19. I've never got around to watching Toy Story 3. Or Clerks 2. Sometimes just let things be.

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  20. I know I'm gonna enjoy your postings for the A-Z. Can you believe I've only seen Toy Story in bits and pieces.

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  21. Toy Story has been my all time favorite movie since it first came out.

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  22. So smart of you to name your character after someone (even if he's fictional and in a movie) who really resonates with you. That helps to make your new character come to life even more. Now I'm off to track down Toy Story 3 'cause I haven't seen it yet.

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  23. I liked that he gave his toys to someone who would play with them. Somewhere I still have a box of old GI Joes...

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  24. I watched grown men cry watching Toy Story 3. There's something magical about how he is able to "pass down" the fantasies and joy of make believe when he gives the toys away.

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  25. As a mom, Toy Story III makes me so sad. But it's a great movie. All of them are.

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  26. Childhood memories like this are lovely. It is nice you could add him as a character to your book.

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  27. I haven't seen any of the Toy Story movies--a lot of people seem to love them, though, which makes me think I should go and watch them . . .


    The Golden Eagle
    The Eagle's Aerial Perspective

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  28. I'm a huge fan of all three Toy Story movies...

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  29. Michael, I love those seizure-inducing Oreos. How may I borrow them?

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  30. *panicking because I haven't seen Toy Story 3 and wondering what is wrong with me and my life that that is the case*

    Ahem.

    I love your gifs. Those peas are insanely adorable.

    Looking forward to a gif-ful month.

    A-Z @ Elizabeth Twist

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  31. Childhood doesn't have to end. There are some very old visitors to my sunny area who look like they're having a lot of fun!

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  32. Cool to hear how you named one of your characters. :)

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  33. Toy Story 3 was so great. They really nailed the whole wrap up. It was just fantastic and i may have teared up a bit (not that that's hard...)

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  34. the frenzy of A to Z, I missed this yesterday. I love Andy and I completely adores Toy Story every single one of them.

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  35. Oh - - you started your second book already !
    Childhood does not stay with us but some of us never want to grow up and I think it is a good thing - - - well kind of.

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  36. Great start to the Challenge! I love the Toy Story movies.

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